

| Subject: | Re: Bumper & Side Cladding repairs and painting |
| From: | John Goubeaux |
| Date: | Fri, 14 Jul 2017 12:41:52 -0700 |
Thanks for the tips Jim, especially a reminder to prime and sand thoroughly. I'm planning on using a spray gun, and I assume SEM has a good primer product too. Was the original color a Satin Black on the bumpers that were black ? -john On 7/14/17 12:03 PM, Jim Felder wrote: > I redid a whole set of carat bumpers back to original colors some time > back. For small pocks and nicks, a good tube of spot filler from a > BODY SHOP not a FLAPS is very good. For larger gashes, bondo. For > cracks, remove material, fiberglass the back and bondo/fill the front. > Then spray with high-build primer and sand until you can't see any > imperfections in the glare of a work light. The SEM black you > mentioned is a very good one. Try to use real primer not a spray can > though a spray can, with enough effort, could work. > > Jim > > On Fri, Jul 14, 2017 at 1:42 PM John Goubeaux <jlgoubeaux59@gmail.com > <mailto:jlgoubeaux59@gmail.com>> wrote: > > Hello Folks, > > I'd like to elicit some advice on repairing and painting the > fiberglass > bumpers and side cladding from a 90 tintop. > > The repairs needed are minimal, just some minor dings and splits, > nothing that appears like a major split or crack at this point. > > I'd also like to spray the bumpers and cladding black, and am at this > point considering testing with SEM Bumper Coater (flexible black) > > *So, my questions are:* > > Does anyone have a repair step and product recommendation ? I'm also > looking at "SEM MiniMax bumper repair epoxy" > > Are there any paint recommendations, or folks that have had good > results > with something specific ? > > Any ideas and or experience is appreciated. > > -john >
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